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EDITOR'S PAGE The gender gap in engineering Each year since 2001, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE;… COVER STORY Vent Away Condensate Pump Frustrations In A Flash The guidance provided here can help to mitigate problems occurring… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS SAF Production Expands for a Low-Carbon Future To lower their climate impact, petroleum refiners are increasingly assessing… CHEMENTATOR
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Chementator briefs NITROGEN UTILIZATION Late March, the first nitrogen fertilizer produced from… Applying capacitive deionization for critical-metals recovery Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory (Lemont, Ill.; www.anl.gov) are investigating… Reduced fouling when pneumatically conveying lactose products To ensure product safety and quality, products containing lactose (at… Catalyst-coated membrane reduces electrolyzer stack cost for H2 production A new catalyst-coated membrane (CCM) technology for hydrogen production, developed… Commercial debut for a process that makes 'green' pig iron Last month, Vale S.A. (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; www.vale.com) began… PFAS separation-concentration system introduced in North America A technology initially developed in Australia by OPEC Systems (Emu… A new burner slashes NOx emissions from iron-ore pelletizing plants Before being fed to the blast furnace, iron ore is… Growing sulfur batteries from crystals Strain on demand for critical battery metals is forcing manufacturers… Capillary-fed electrolysis unlocks new levels of efficiency for green-hydrogen production A new category of electrolysis could significantly lower the expenses… BUSINESS NEWS Business News: May 2022 Plant Watch ADM announces significant expansions in the U.S. and… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL Detecting and Preventing Spills and Leaks Comprehensive planning, along with appropriate level-measurement technologies and safety instrumented… TOWER DOCTOR Should the Doctor Believe a Flowmeter? Henry Kister shares lessons learned from troubleshooting distillation towers Many… FEATURE REPORT A Primer on pH Measurement Understanding the basic principles of operation and construction designs of… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts At Your Fingertips: Physical Gas-Separation Methods Industrial gases are critical for a wide range of applications… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Solids Handling This bag slitter eliminates dust and reduces waste The MINILux… NEW PRODUCTS
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This absorbent media can prevent carbon-bed fires This company has launched Sulphasorb 2 (photo), a new activated… Monitoring of chlor-alkali electrolysis sub-processes Chlorine and caustic soda are essential chemicals whose production is… Use these plug valves with slurries and gritty media This company’s Cam-Centric plug valves (photo) feature 100% port, which… These kits perform certified tests of fiber optic cabling Expanding its cable certification and testing portfolio, this company now… A new generation of centrifugal mixers for 3D printing materials Smart DAC centrifugal mixers (photo) feature variable counter-rotation, increased mixing… Power supply units with IO-Link for field Installation The compact PSU67 power supply units (photo) ensure energy-efficient, decentralized… This line of ball valves has an expanded operating range This company has expanded its line of high-performance ball valves… A selection tool for automated process valves The complete Nelprof valve sizing and selection software for all… These vests keep workers cool in hot situations The StaCool Vest core body-cooling system (photo) helps workers stay… An ammonia leak-detection system for process refrigeration The Chillgard 5000 NH3 monitoring system (photo) features a sophisticated… Simulate hydraulic systems and prevent waterhammer The Impulse 9 software suite (photo) was designed to enable… A low-power CH4 sensor with digital and analog capabilities FlameIR-ME1 is a new methane sensor that uses a solid-state… Customized containment solutions for hygienic processes This company’s continuous liner systems (CLS; photo) are designed for… This family of CPVC butterfly valves has been expanded This company has added two new sizes (10- and 12-in.)… New meters for pH, conductivity and ion concentration Developed for a wide range of applications, SevenDirect benchtop meters… This gas detector finds volatile substances at very low volumes The new X-pid gas detector (photo) quickly detects volatile organic… A complete system for developing emerging foods Unveiled at Anuga FeedTec trade fair (Cologne, Germany; April 26–29),… An expanded series of smart Roots pumps The new line of Roots pumps from the HiLobe series… A trailer support for busy loading docks The Ground Mounted Trailer Support (GMTS; photo) is a new… SHOW PREVIEWS Show Preview: IFAT Munich IFAT 2022, the world’s leading trade fair for water, sewage,… Connected Plant Conference Show Preview The 2022 Connected Plant Conference (CPC; www.connectedplantconference.com) will take place…
CPI outlook slower, but positive Despite a slowdown in global manufacturing, the U.S. chemical process… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS Particle Size Matters With the right technology, chemical processors can obtain precise particle… Gas Fermentation Leads Honored Achievements The winning technology for the 2019 Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Achievement… CHEMENTATOR
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Chementator Briefs Sludge to fuel Bio-sludge is a byproduct of the wastewater… Bottom-up synthesis of new perovskite material for ammonia production Perovskites are a class of synthetic materials that have a… Metals from nodules on seabed offer environmental advantages Small-scale pilot testing has begun for a process that extracts… New material promises to enhance performance of gas-separation membranes Harnessing its polymer technology and carbon-fiber expertise has enabled Toray… A Pt-free electrode promises to cut costs for fuel cells and metal-air batteries Hiroya Abe and colleagues at Tohoku University (Sendai, www.tohoku.ac.jp) and… Non-halogenated flame-retardant material Dynamic Modifiers LLC (Atlanta, Ga.; www.dynamicmodifiers.com), a maker of custom… Cascade reactions on 'nanozymes' make chemicals from CO2 An international team of researchers has developed metallic nanoparticles that… A new method to study nanoparticles Researchers from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (Singapore;… Waste garlic stems make an adsorbent for arsenic removal Professor Monoj Kumar Mondal and Anuj Kumar Prajapati from the… Integrated AC process eliminates refrigerants With the goal of decreasing the climate impact of residential… BUSINESS NEWS Plant Watch: January 2020 Plant Watch Messer to build onsite gas facility for MOL… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Sampling System Design: Managing System Variables Understanding the effect of flowrate, velocity, density, viscosity, pressure drop,… Evaporators: Design Concepts and Equipment Selection This primer provides guidance on key aspects to consider when… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at your Fingertips: Removal of Particulate Matter from Industrial Processes Controlling and reducing particulate matter pollution from industrial operations is… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Production of ammonium nitrate This column is based on “Ammonium Nitrate Porous Prills Production… ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER Avoiding SIL Misconceptions Engineers must refine their foundational understanding of process safety in… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Motors and Drives New version of drive-analyzer app now available At SPS 2019… NEW PRODUCTS
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Expanded modular line of canned-motor pumps This company has expanded its range of modular V-Line canned-motor… Cellular sensor-to-cloud connectivity The Ranger remote-monitoring system (photo) is a cellular transmitter that… Edge-to-cloud data collection and accessibility Proficy Historian 8.0 (photo) provides users with a scalable solution… Pour-point depressant for cold climate regions The new Waxtreat SubZero Pour Point Depressant (PPD) technology (photo)… LED illumination simplifies sight-glass setup The capabilities of MetaClamp and MetaGlas sight-glass windows have been… New system-independent input/output modules This company extended its Axioline I/O system portfolio to include… Glass-free pH sensors with improved CIP stability The new generation of ISFET sensors (photo) is made of… Software update brings improved analysis and modeling This company has introduced Version 5.5 of its Multiphysics software… Stainless-steel tank covers for hygienic processes LKD and LKDC tank covers securely fit the openings of… A new family of mixers adapts for each application The new Salomix family (photo) is designed to operate in… Customizable, automatic ingredient-batching systems This company’s Micro and Tote Batching Systems (photo) are customized,… Seamless information exchange from field to cloud Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (OPC UA) enables the platform-independent,… Feeding the USB port out of the control cabinet With the new CU8210-M001 cabinet dome (photo), the USB port… Ultra-compact valves for bioprocessing applications The new BioviZion valve (photo) is an ultra-compact model available… Built-in load monitor ensures correct loading to joints Maxbolt load-indicating fasteners (photo) can reduce downtime, premature wear and… A new pump for electric, gas and diesel-driven fleets The new Thunder 5,000 hp Quintuplex pump (photo) is designed… This new software streamlines logistics operations Dok-Vu is a paperless software system for managing logistics operations…
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